{"id":2671917,"date":"2026-09-28T13:15:01","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T17:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ice-still-arresting-noncriminal-illegal-immigrants-dhs\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T13:17:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T17:17:07","slug":"ice-still-arresting-noncriminal-illegal-immigrants-dhs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ice-still-arresting-noncriminal-illegal-immigrants-dhs\/","title":{"rendered":"ICE still arresting noncriminal illegal immigrants: DHS"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fice-still-arresting-noncriminal-illegal-immigrants-dhs%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2671917&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) refuted reports claiming that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers were instructed only to arrest illegal immigrants with criminal histories. The DHS emphasized that all illegal immigrants are subject to arrest and detention irrespective of their criminal status,asserting that no one is excluded from enforcement efforts. this statement followed media reports suggesting a shift in ICE policy to focus solely on the most dangerous offenders, such as those with criminal convictions. DHS also announced a nationwide surge targeting criminal illegal aliens, including those released from jails by sanctuary cities, with the goal of protecting American citizens.<\/p>\n<p>In response, DHS clarified that the claim of limited arrests is false and reaffirmed a commitment to arrest any illegal aliens encountered.Despite president Trump\u2019s vow to prioritize removing the most hazardous illegal immigrants and conduct large-scale deportations, reports indicated some ICE officers believed they were only to arrest individuals with criminal charges or convictions. Additionally, data shows that a significant portion of detained illegal immigrants awaiting court proceedings lack criminal convictions. ICE has been operating without a confirmed director for over 15 years, leading to ongoing questions about its policies and leadership.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-homeland-security\">Department of Homeland Security<\/a> has denied a report that <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ice\">U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement<\/a> officers were recently instructed only to arrest illegal immigrants with criminal histories.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The DHS insisted in a post to X over the weekend that federal <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/immigration\">immigration<\/a> officers will arrest and detain illegal immigrants regardless of their criminal status, following a report that only the \u201cworst of the worst\u201d would be targeted nationwide.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<style>.explore-more-section { background: var(--wex-bg); border-top: 1px solid #ffffff; border-bottom: 1px solid #ffffff; margin: 24px 0; margin-top: -20px; }<\/style>\n<style id=\"mos-7d8f953d-e93a-465a-af28-31bee8fdc1e3-style\">@scope (#mos-7d8f953d-e93a-465a-af28-31bee8fdc1e3) { .we-meter {   --we-red: #DB3745;   --we-charcoal: #323E48;   --we-blue: #15BEF0;   --we-slate: #85A0AB;   --we-gold: #ECC270;   --we-text: #323E48;   --we-border: #85A0AB;    max-width: 800px;   margin: 0 auto;   padding: 1.5rem;   border: 1px solid rgba(33, 39, 42, 0.4);   border-radius: 12px;   background: #fff;   color: var(--we-text);   font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif !important; }  .we-grid {   display: grid;   grid-template-columns: 1fr 200px;   gap: 1.5rem;   align-items: center; }  .we-title {   margin: 0 0 0.5rem;   font-family: Constantia, \"Lucida Bright\", \"DejaVu Serif\", Georgia, \"serif\" !important;   font-size: 1.75rem !important;   line-height: 1.1 !important;   letter-spacing: -0.02em !important; }  .we-title span {   display: block;   color: var(--we-red); }  .we-copy {   margin: 0;   font-size: 1rem !important;   line-height: 1.4 !important; }  .we-actions {   text-align: center; }  .we-cta {   display: flex;   align-items: center;   justify-content: center;   gap: 8px;   width: 100%;   padding: 12px 16px;   border-radius: 8px;   background: var(--we-red);   color: #fff !important;   text-decoration: none;   font-size: 0.9rem !important;   font-weight: 700 !important; }  .we-arrow {   font-size: 1.2em !important; }  .we-member {   margin: 12px 0 0;   font-size: 0.85rem !important;   line-height: 1.4 !important; }  .we-member a {   color: var(--we-red);   text-decoration: none; }  @media (max-width: 600px) {   .we-grid {     grid-template-columns: 1fr;     gap: 1rem;   }   .we-meter {     padding: 1.25rem;   }   .we-cta {     padding: 14px;   } } }<\/style>\n<p><script>if (typeof CSSScopeRule == 'undefined') { const style = document.getElementById('mos-7d8f953d-e93a-465a-af28-31bee8fdc1e3-style'); if (style) { style.textContent = style.textContent.replace(\/^@scope (#mos-7d8f953d-e93a-465a-af28-31bee8fdc1e3) { \/, '').replace(\/}$\/, '');}}<\/script><\/p>\n<div id=\"mos-7d8f953d-e93a-465a-af28-31bee8fdc1e3\" style=\"display: contents;\">\n<section class=\"we-meter\" aria-label=\"Washington Examiner subscription meter\">\n<div class=\"we-grid\">\n<div>\n<h2 class=\"we-title\">Stay informed.<span>Stay ahead.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"we-copy\">                  Join Washington Examiner for unlimited access to the news, analysis, and commentary that matter most.       <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"we-actions\">       <a class=\"we-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/subscribe\/digital\/\">         <span>See Options<\/span>         <span class=\"we-arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u203a<\/span>       <\/a>       <\/p>\n<p class=\"we-member\">Already a member? 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We will continue to arrest any and all illegal aliens that come into our path. Anyone in our country illegally will be arrested and deported.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn an effort to protect American citizens, ICE has initiated a nationwide public safety surge in sanctuary cities where our brave officers will be targeting criminal illegal aliens\u2014many released from jails by sanctuary politicians\u2014including murderers, rapists, child predators, and gang members,\u201d the DHS stated.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is false. No one is off the table. We will continue to arrest any and all illegal aliens that come into our path. <\/p>\n<p>Anyone in our country illegally will be arrested and deported.<\/p>\n<p>In an effort to protect American citizens, ICE has initiated a nationwide public safety surge\u2026 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mGGHkZjxaZ\">https:\/\/t.co\/mGGHkZjxaZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Homeland Security (@DHSgov) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DHSgov\/status\/2104056103357018118?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 27, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The department\u2019s public response came a day after a media report cited multiple ICE officers who claimed having been told only to arrest illegal immigrants with criminal charges or convictions moving forward.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even illegal immigrants who have been ordered deported by an immigration judge but hold no criminal history would be exempt from arrest, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/exclusive-ice-officers-told-to-stop-arresting-non-criminals?author=Jennie+Taer&#038;category=News&#038;elementPosition=0&#038;row=0&#038;rowType=Vertical+List&#038;title=EXCLUSIVE%3A+ICE+Officers+Say+They+Were+Told+To+Stop+Arresting+Non-Criminals\">according to<\/a> the <em>Daily Wire<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Donald Trump vowed to go after the most dangerous illegal immigrants in the United States upon taking office and launching the nation\u2019s \u201clargest-ever\u201d deportation operation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, White House border czar Tom Homan warned in late 2024 that collateral arrests would take place when ICE personnel pull over a suspected illegal immigrant while driving or at a business and encounter other people at the site. Those determined to be residing in the country illegally would also be taken into custody and face deportation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is not clear why some ICE officers were under a different impression.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4734224\/elephant-tranquilizer-fentanyl-drug-threat\/\">WHITE HOUSE DRUG CZAR WARNS OF EMERGING DRUG 100 TIMES MORE POTENT THAN FENTANYL<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As of mid-2026, 70% of the roughly 65,000 illegal immigrants detained by ICE awaiting deportation proceedings in court as of July did not have a criminal conviction, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/tracreports.org\/immigration\/quickfacts\/\">according to<\/a> court data analyzed by the Transnational Records Access Clearinghouse in Syracuse, New York.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ICE has operated under the Trump administration without a confirmed director. The federal agency has not had a Senate-confirmed leader since the end of the Obama administration, about 15 years ago.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DHS denies ICE arrest policy targeting only criminals<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2655,"featured_media":2671918,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/AP26244650733408.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4283,8364,3813],"class_list":["post-2671917","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-arrests","tag-ice","tag-immigration"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/AP26244650733408.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2671917","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2655"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2671917"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2671917\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2671920,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2671917\/revisions\/2671920"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2671918"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2671917"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2671917"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2671917"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}